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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

We’re deeply saddened to share that Elizabeth Barret, filmmaker, mentor, and longtime POV collaborator, passed away Monday evening. We honor Elizabeth Barret’s life, work, and the generations of filmmakers she inspired. May her memory and films continue to guide and challenge us.

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

This February, we’re celebrating the artists behind the lens. From cinema vérité inside conflict zones to lyrical, dreamlike worlds and first-person perspectives, these films showcase the many ways visual storytelling moves us. Now streaming on POV. loom.ly/l9mAta8

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

While February may be short, it’s long on powerful stories. Our Black History Month Collection, presented in partnership with Black Public Media, centers Black voices, culture, and history across generations. Now streaming on POV & POV Shorts. loom.ly/sqQYmww

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

The Hollywood Reporter’s Brande Victorian hosts an inspiring discussion with director Eden Wurmfeld and the participants from the Oscar-shortlisted POV Shorts: CLASSROOM 4. Watch the full conversation here (starting 36:05): loom.ly/5bBTo88.

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

We’re thrilled to share that Erika Dilday will be featured on the Impact Lounge panel “The Public Investment Renaissance: A New Vision for Publicly Supported Documentary Film” at Sundance on Friday, January 23 at 2:30pm. Learn more: loom.ly/HUokWtU

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

This month’s Awards All-Stars 2026 Collection celebrates four standout films from POV Shorts Season 8 that have earned industry recognition and helped usher in Oscar® season. Stream the Awards All-Stars Collection now. loom.ly/93JnDlI

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

In honor of Kwanzaa, we’re spotlighting a powerful collection of films that reflect the guiding principles at the heart of the holiday. Join us in celebrating the culture. Explore the KWANZAA 2025 COLLECTION, now streaming on PBS. #POVonPBS #POVShortsonPBS #AmericanDocumentary loom.ly/M-WHlow

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Where craft meets community, POV Shorts: AMERICAN SEAMS celebrates the traditions, skills, and collaborations that bind people together, creating spaces of connection and resilience. Watch now as part of our in the Community Grassroots collection: loom.ly/CbF6yGM.

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

TONIGHT: A reunion decades in the making. A queer Korean adoptee returns to Seoul to reunite with her birth mother — uncovering love, loss, and the search for belonging. Watch POV’s BETWEEN GOODBYES at 10 PM on PBS or stream free on the PBS App. #POVonPBS www.pbs.org/pov/films/be...

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

A queer Korean adoptee returns to Seoul to reunite with her birth mother — a journey that opens old wounds and reveals new paths toward understanding. POV's BETWEEN GOODBYES premieres 12/8 at 10PM on PBS. #BetweenGoodbyesPBS #POVonPBS loom.ly/NOLn1Ts

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

What happens when a long-awaited reunion brings more questions than closure? In POV’s BETWEEN GOODBYES, director Jota Mun follows a queer Korean adoptee’s journey back to Seoul to reunite with her birth mother after years apart. Premieres 12/8 at 10PM on PBS. #POVonPBS loom.ly/NOLn1Ts

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

What defines community? How do shared goals, experiences, and spaces bring people together? This month, POV spotlights stories of grassroots organizing, creative collaboration, and collective resilience in our Different Flavors of Organizing collection. Watch now on PBS! loom.ly/CbF6yGM

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

In honor of Kwanzaa, we’re spotlighting a powerful collection of films that reflect the guiding principles at the heart of the holiday. Join us in celebrating the culture. Explore the KWANZAA 2025 COLLECTION, now streaming pn PBS. #POVonPBS #POVShortsonPBS #AmericanDocumentary loom.ly/M-WHlow

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

POV Shorts: Season 8 brings together a new slate of award-winning documentaries from visionary filmmakers worldwide — stories that explore creativity, resilience, culture, and connection. loom.ly/9XK6gOU Dive into stories that challenge, inspire, and connect us — one short film at a time.

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Introducing our exclusive limited edition tote! Available only at AmDoc’s GalaFest: House Party 2025, this collaboration highlights creativity and community, a perfect keepsake for an unforgettable night honoring documentary storytellers and the future of public media. 🎟️ loom.ly/552DUnU

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Thank you to our incredible sponsors for supporting American Documentary’s GalaFest! 🌟 Your partnership helps us champion independent storytelling and celebrate the filmmakers and communities shaping our world. Learn more about GalaFest: loom.ly/552DUnU.

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

That’s a wrap on AmDoc’s NYC Partners in Nonfiction 2025 at DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema! A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for this inspiring afternoon of storytelling, community, and partnership.

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

🎉 Congratulations to POV Shorts: CLASSROOM 4 — nominated for Best Short Documentary at the 2025 Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards! loom.ly/dpcq17E Stream the premiere of CLASSROOM 4 on PBS, Nov 25.

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

What does it mean to be Muslim in America — then and now? Told through intimate testimonials and community-driven storytelling, POV's AN ACT OF WORSHIP reframes three decades of U.S. history from a perspective too often overlooked. Streaming on PBS through Friday, Oct 31. loom.ly/sRNcHP8

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

TODAY at 3PM ET! Join POV | American Documentary for Learning Beyond the Walls — a LIVE conversation with filmmakers and organizers reimagining education through equity, resistance, and community. 📍 Streaming LIVE on Facebook & YouTube (@povdocs @povborders)

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Join Cecilia R. Mejia, POV’s VP of External Affairs, for an engaging two-part class on how to use film to drive social change. Learn the strategies, tools, and storytelling techniques that make documentaries impactful beyond the screen. Register here: loom.ly/Wcrx9mc

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

What does learning look like beyond the classroom? Join POV | American Documentary for Learning Beyond the Walls, a LIVE convo with filmmakers & organizers reimagining education through equity, resistance & community. Thursday, Oct 23 | 3–4PM ET Live on Facebook & YouTube (@povdocs @povborders)

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

What does it mean to find home when borders—physical, political, personal—are always shifting? Stream POV’s #HispanicHeritageMonth film collection, free on PBS through Oct 15: stories of memory, resilience & belonging. loom.ly/PRQszZQ

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

TONIGHT: A daughter’s search for her mother becomes a powerful story of resilience, forgiveness, and love. Watch POV’s A MOTHER APART at 10PM on PBS (check local listings) or stream free on the PBS App. Co-presented with Black Public Media. #MotherApartPBS #POVonPBS loom.ly/DetFTj0

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Join POV for Learning Beyond the Walls: On the Frontlines of the Future — a LIVE conversation. This timely discussion explores how education reaches beyond textbooks into communities, movements, and everyday acts of resistance. Date: Thursday, Oct 23 Time: 3 - 4PM ET LIVE on Facebook & YouTube

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

In POV’s THE BITTER PILL, attorney Paul Farrell Jr. fights to hold pharmaceutical giants accountable for the opioid crisis. Don’t miss this gripping story of courage, justice, and resilience at Bend Film Festival. loom.ly/CF-dhcg 🎟️ Fri, Oct 10, 9PM at Regal 16 🎟️ Sun, Oct 12, 6PM at Open Space

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

🎬 Short films. Big stories. POV Shorts returns for its 8th season with a new lineup of award-winning short documentaries from visionary filmmakers across the globe. Learn more: loom.ly/6zgeXCk

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

What does it mean to find home when borders—physical, political, and personal—are always shifting? This #HispanicHeritageMonth, stream POV’s collection of films that honor resilience, memory & belonging. loom.ly/PRQszZQ

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

This October, Razom for Ukraine presents the Ukrainian Cultural Festival: Against the Grain, a month-long showcase of bold Ukrainian storytelling. Last year’s festival featured POV’s Porcelain War. 🎟️ Explore the full program: loom.ly/3hPL0cA

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

TONIGHT on POV: PORCELAIN WAR follows three Ukrainian artists who refuse to flee—turning art into resistance, and resilience into survival. Tune in at 10PM on PBS (check local listings) or stream on the PBS App. #PorcelainWarPBS #POVonPBS loom.ly/SxglJUc

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

What does it mean to create beauty in the face of destruction? In PORCELAIN WAR, three artists remain in war-torn Ukraine—using brushes, clay, and cameras alongside weapons to defend their homeland. Watch the premiere Monday, Sept 29 at 10PM on PBS. #PorcelainWarPBS #POVonPBS loom.ly/SxglJUc

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

TONIGHT: Don’t miss the premiere of THE BITTER PILL on POV. Attorney Paul Farrell Jr.’s battle against pharmaceutical giants starts in his small West Virginia hometown—but soon expands into one of the largest civil cases in U.S. history. #BitterPillFilmPBS #POVonPBS loom.ly/k-PSt_g

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Three Cuban baseball players risk everything to pursue their dream of playing in the U.S. POV’s THE LAST OUT is a powerful story of sacrifice, hope, and survival. Streaming this #HispanicHeritageMonth on PBS and the PBS app. loom.ly/PRQszZQ

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

What does it take to hold Big Pharma accountable? In THE BITTER PILL, attorney Paul Farrell Jr. fights for his opioid-ravaged West Virginia community, launching a landmark case that becomes the largest civil litigation in U.S. history. #BitterPillFilmPBS #POVonPBS loom.ly/k-PSt_g

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

What does it mean to find home when borders—physical, political, and personal—are always shifting? This #HispanicHeritageMonth, explore a powerful collection of films from POV that celebrate resilience, memory, and belonging. Stream the full collection free on PBS and the PBS app. loom.ly/PRQszZQ

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Toxic gas. A town in danger. A journalist who won’t stay silent. POV’s BLACK SNOW premieres 9/15 at 10PM on PBS. #POVonPBS #BlackSnowPBS www.pbs.org/pov/films/bl...

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

TONIGHT: In a small Mexican town, two women and a scientist uncover radioactive contamination in their water supply. Their discovery sparks community resistance—and government denial. Watch POV’s THE AGE OF WATER at 10PM on PBS. #POVonPBS #AgeOfWaterPBS loom.ly/qT0rXY4

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Join us at Vidiots on Sunday, Sept 14 for the Los Angeles premiere of POV's THE BITTER PILL, co-presented by POV & PBS SoCal. Doors 6PM | Screening 7PM Vidiots, Los Angeles Stick around for a post-show Q&A + reception with the filmmakers and team behind the film. loom.ly/bfSXCX4

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

TONIGHT on POV: Trucking is the backbone of America’s economy—but at what cost? DRIVER follows Desiree Wood and women truckers as they take on labor exploitation and fight for justice behind the wheel. Watch at 10PM on PBS (check local listings). #POVonPBS #DRIVERFilmPBS www.pbs.org/pov/films/dr...

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

TONIGHT on POV: When a global developer sets its sights on a Brooklyn waterfront, residents of Sunset Park mobilize to fight for their homes, history, and future. Watch EMERGENT CITY at 10PM on PBS (check local listings). Co-produced with ITVS. #EmergentCityPBS #POVonPBS loom.ly/B28JX-g

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

In the border town of Laredo, Texas, two best friends light up the long summer nights with mischief, music, and big dreams. POV’s HUMMINGBIRDS is a luminous portrait of girlhood, friendship, and resistance in the in-between spaces of identity and place. Now Streaming. #POVonPBS loom.ly/faeYwRA

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

A young Yezidi girl carries the weight of her memories—of escape, of survival, and of the sea that nearly took everything. In POV Shorts: SEAHORSE, trauma and tenderness collide as she confronts the haunting silence of the Mediterranean and begins to find her voice. www.pbs.org/pov/filmslis...

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

What does it mean to become yourself at the edge of everything? In POV's Becoming Ourselves: Youth on Edge, young people across the globe wrestle with identity, tradition, and transformation—from a boxing ring in Watts to the banks of the Amazon. Now Streaming: www.pbs.org/pov/filmslis...

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Big shoutout to our very own Manager of Outreach & Impact, Robert Salyer, who guest lectured at the New York Film Academy’s Documentary Master Class! He shared insights on participatory community media, screened THE BODY POLITIC, and broke down the film’s impact campaign.

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

The Oscar-winning MAYA LIN: A STRONG CLEAR VISION returns to POV! A powerful portrait of vision, identity, and design under pressure. Catch the special encore tonight at 10PM on PBS. Co-presented with CAAM. #POVonPBS #MayaLinFilmPBS www.pbs.org/pov/films/ma...

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Living with an illness that is causing him to lose the use of his body, Kaïs is awoken every morning by a different member of his family. Though paralyzed, he dreams he is the hero of his favorite manga, along with his brothers. Watch POV Shorts: LE FRÈRE on PBS. www.pbs.org/pov/filmslis...

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Mark your calendars! The Oscar-winning MAYA LIN: A STRONG CLEAR VISION returns to POV! At just 21, Maya Lin’s design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial sparked controversy—and reshaped a nation's memory. Don’t miss the special encore broadcast on 7/22 on PBS. #MayaLinFilmPBS loom.ly/TyrePnA

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Stories spark change—and we believe that access should never be behind a paywall. That’s why AmDoc offers free resources alongside every POV films. These tools empower classrooms, libraries, and community groups to go deeper and engage with the issues that shape our world. loom.ly/O_QZE3E

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amdocdocumentary.bsky.social @amdocdocumentary.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Three women. One factory complex. A nation at a crossroads. Watch the gripping, deeply human look at globalization, ambition, and resilience in modern-day MADE IN ETHIOPIA—premiering TONIGHT on PBS and the PBS App. #POVonPBS #MadeInEthiopiaPBS loom.ly/NtnOzvw

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